The Board granted service connection for endometriosis, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's endometriosis was caused by or incurred during her active service, as supported by her service treatment records and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- endometriosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032557
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for endometriosis, to include any residuals, based on evidence showing the condition was diagnosed during active duty and led to a subsequent hysterectomy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for endometriosis, oophorectomy (claimed as ovariectomy), and ovarian adhesions due to insufficient evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for adhesions, benign cyst of right ovary, and endometriosis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for an earlier effective date were denied.
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